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The limits of U.S. military capability : lessons from Vietnam and Iraq / James H. Lebovic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lebovic, James H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Military readiness--Case studies.
- Military readiness.
- Military planning--United States--Case studies.
- Military planning.
- Asymmetric warfare--Case studies.
- Asymmetric warfare.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
- United States. Armed Forces--Combat sustainability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 297 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Leveraging the adversary's forces: the wars in Vietnam and Iraq
- Leveraging the adversary's support base: states, populations, and societies
- Leveraging the adversary's leaders: the balance of resolve and US exhaustion
- Leveraging host governments: the challenges of institution-building
- Conclusions: Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the future.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9750-5
- OCLC:
- 864793199
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